Michael Luongo
@michaelluongo.bsky.social
TEDx Speaker, Novelist, Journalist, Editor, Photographer, Professor/Instructor, Author 16 books: education, travel, culture, human rights & more. PhD student researching tourism & conflict. NYC & Indiana. www.michaelluongo.com
absolutely fascinating article on a disease I had never heard of by @herkewitz.bsky.social Noma, which eats away at skin open.substack.com/pub/theriftv...?
This Disease Can Destroy a Child’s Face in Days. Why Do We Know Almost Nothing About It?
Noma has been known for centuries, yet scientists still cannot say what causes it, how many children develop it, or where it strikes. A new research effort may finally change that.
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“Umm, if my memory serves me correctly, Laura, weren’t you one of the early birds to receive the Covid vaccine that @Dr_AnthonyFauci helped spearhead?!” he said, tagging the account for his sister’s show.
ICYMI: A federal judge has ordered Todd Blanche to turn over the unredacted #Epstein files.
Chicago is OUT IN THE STREETS! Rallies demand justice for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, killed in ICE traffic stops, and the total abolition of ICE. People are fed up with federal agents terrorizing communities. End the violence NOW!
has Trump been buying stock in Imodium? Follow the money for why they want all Americans to have explosive diarrhea
Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com · 2w agoRFK Jr. said the outbreak was “under control.” Now the FDA is investigating six Cyclospora outbreaks. More than 12,000 Americans have already been hit with explosive diarrhea. So what exactly does “under control” mean to the CDC these days?
an important read - I have yet to visit Kibera here in Nairobi www.npr.org/2026/07/25/g...
Some women who can't afford water are often pressured to provide sex for it
Water is often a scarce commodity in Nairobi's largest slum. The only source may be a local cartel — and with that comes the risk of sexual threats and attacks.
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apple.news/AcJMLRyB_SHm... Really well-written eye-opener worth the read ..
Some women who can't afford water are often pressured to provide sex for it — NPR
Water is often a scarce commodity in Nairobi's largest slum. The only source may be a local cartel — and with that comes the risk of sexual threats and attacks.
apple.news
from last year, and on my birthday date, which is also Nelson Mandela Day
Jennifer Szalai@jenszalai.bsky.social · last yr.I wrote about something that's contested nowadays: empathy.
important book review by @jenszalai.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/b...
White Supremacists Took Over a City in 1898. The Fallout Continues.
A new book by the journalist Lauren Collins chronicles the ongoing effects of the violent takeover of Wilmington, N.C., on those living in its aftermath.
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oh how well I understand this -I check all of the above on this article www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...?
Some people are always late. Science can explain why.
Are you a multitasker, a free spirit, or an overly optimistic planner? Experts say these are some of the traits that explain why some people are always running behind.
nationalgeographic.com
Police arrest a woman protesting ICE—for holding a sign on public sidewalk. How do you feel ice police? Help my work diseminating these videos, donate here: buymeacoffee.com/alexjungle
TRUMP SAYS IT’S ONLY 18…..WELL, 18 FAMILIES HAVE LOST THEIR LOVED ONES TO A RECKLESS, UNJUSTIFIED WAR TO COVER UP THE EPSTEIN FILES! #Resist #Resistance #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #MomSky
Every name was someone’s whole world. Someone was waiting for them to come home. They deserve to be remembered. #SheShed
In today's Morning File, I wrote about how if we start believing women, we may stop the violence of dangerous men. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...
If we start believing women we may stop dangerous men - Halifax Examiner
Women have been gaslit for centuries and we're all paying for it.
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OpenAI revealed some of its most advanced AI models went rogue and hacked a start-up after it lost control of them during a security test.They targeted Hugging Face 1 of the world's largest hubs for sharing AI models gaining access to some internal company systems🧵 #Pinks www.bbc.com/news/article...
OpenAI says its AI went rogue and launched 'unprecedented' cyber-attack
It is one of the first publicly disclosed cyber-attacks carried out by AI without direct human involvement.
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Trump plans to impose 50% levies on range of CAN goods in retaliation against various provinces’ bans on selling U.S. liquor – itself a response to Trump’s trade regime and annexation threats. Vermont Sen. asked Greer to improve relations with CAN, lost 40% of tourism www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
U.S. senator issues blunt appeal to trade czar as tourism tanks: Improve relations with Canada. Live updates here.
Several U.S. senators grilled trade czar Jamieson Greer on tariffs Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump lobbed new threats at Canada. Follow for live updates.
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I'm sorry but didn't the Supreme Court recently decide that unilaterally imposing tariffs without Congressional approval was unconstitutional? What are we even doing here anymore
Rest in peace and thank you for your service. Let’s say their names: 🇺🇸 Lt. Tyler James Feehan 🇺🇸 Pvt. Isabella Gonzales 🇺🇸 Sgt. Emmanuel Swinton 🇺🇸 Sgt. Angel S. #SheShed #Pinks #TrumpWarCrimes
this is interesting as the more I look at this, the more overall weird their arms look, like they were abnormally stretched out beyond human - and I would not have thought about this at all, if they did not change the poster...too much time on one's hands www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/m...
New Poster for ‘La La Land’ Fixes Ryan Gosling’s Wayward Hand
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HAPPENING NOW: Madison, WI: Madison Police Department murdered someone, shooting 3 times in the head at point blank range. Crowd forms in outrage at the scene, near the location where MPD also murdered unarmed teenager Tony Robinson 11 years ago.
"Is it pointless to debate who’s worse, Epstein or the Tates'? While Epstein abused victims directly, the Tates were most impactful for how, their accusers say, they taught countless other males to abuse, exploit & dehumanize females." The Guardian VOTE💙 #Pinks
What are Trump’s connections to the Tate brothers exactly? | Rebecca Solnit
According to Heidi Blake in the New Yorker, the Tate and Trump circles have overlapped at Mar-a-Lago. What does that mean?
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